(3466) Ritina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 March 1975 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Where Ritina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ritina is 2.40 au from the Sun and 1.73 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 3466 |
| Provisional designation | 1975 EA6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.77 km (#9,269 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.294 |
| Rotation period | 5.25 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.43 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.97 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 1.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.957 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.